2024 ‘one of the worst years in history for children in conflict’

28 december 2024 - 14:07:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The impact of armed conflicts on children around the world reached devastating and likely record levels [...] Full text...

thread Society

WHO infection control experts rush to DR Congo to probe mystery illness

07 december 2024 - 04:19:23
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN infection control experts have been deployed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO supports Democratic Republic of the Congo reinforce efforts to diagnose disease in remote area

06 december 2024 - 18:08:10
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

thread Health

Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people in 2023

15 november 2024 - 13:30:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – Worldwide, there were an estimated 10.3 million cases of measles in 2023, a 20% increase from [...] Full text...

thread Health

Cases of measles surge by 20 per cent in 2023

15 november 2024 - 06:03:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A surge in measles cases has reached 10.3 million worldwide in 2023, marking a 20 percent [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan launches first malaria vaccine in landmark child health initiative

06 november 2024 - 05:42:49
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - In a historic health milestone, Sudan has launched its first malaraia vaccination campaign amid 18 [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN alarmed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon that killed journalists

27 october 2024 - 20:13:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top UN officials in Lebanon expressed alarm on Friday over an Israeli strike that hit an [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN agency expresses 'deep concern' over siege of Sudan's El Fasher city

08 october 2024 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN aid coordination office, OCHA, voiced deep concern on Monday over the siege of [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nearly 70 million across East Africa need humanitarian aid - UN

03 october 2024 - 05:31:52
New York, US (PANA) - New estimates from humanitarians in East Africa indicate that nearly 67 million people in the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

01 october 2024 - 06:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Aid teams cite huge challenges in tackling new Sudan cholera outbreak

23 august 2024 - 14:54:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Protecting war-weary people in Sudan from a second deadly cholera outbreak is proving a huge [...] Full text...

thread Health

Guterres appeals for ‘Polio Pause’ in Gaza

17 august 2024 - 06:55:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Friday for warring parties in Gaza to lay down [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan to open Adre border crossing to facilitate humanitarian aid access

16 august 2024 - 17:01:59
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - UN aid agencies on Friday welcomed the news that the Sudanese authorities will open Adre [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

13 august 2024 - 16:53:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...

thread Society

Famine now prevalent in parts of war-torn Sudan - Report

02 august 2024 - 05:35:15
New York, US (PANA) - Famine is now prevalent in areas of war-torn Sudan and will continue through the next [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ethiopia landslides: Death toll rises as UN supports response

26 july 2024 - 06:54:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A UN inter-agency humanitarian team has reached the area affected by deadly landslides in Ethiopia [...] Full text...

thread Society

Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023: UN agencies

15 july 2024 - 05:04:12
New York, US (PANA) - Immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection [...] Full text...

thread Health

Conflict escalation in DR Congo linked to deadly Mpox threat

13 july 2024 - 05:58:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan war: Situation deteriorating in Sudan's El Fasher - UN

26 may 2024 - 05:42:30
New York, US (PANA) - The humanitarian situation for some 800,000 civilians in El Fasher, Sudan, and surrounding areas in [...] Full text...

thread Society

‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly

23 may 2024 - 13:03:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...

thread Health

Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, says WHO

10 may 2024 - 06:45:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for [...] Full text...

thread Health

Health charity warns of catastrophic malnutrition crisis in Sudan's Zamzam camp

02 may 2024 - 06:56:56
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Health charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says in response to the escalating fighting in North [...] Full text...

thread Society

DR Congo conflict could spell catastrophe

01 may 2024 - 05:41:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world’s leading humanitarian action forum on Tuesday said that crushing levels of violence and displacement [...] Full text...

thread Society

New global campaign boosts lifesaving vaccines

25 april 2024 - 06:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two UN agencies alongside the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the global vaccine alliance Gavi [...] Full text...

thread Health

Rights chief Türk urges peace in DR Congo

19 april 2024 - 05:31:43
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk this week met survivors of massacres in eastern provinces of [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan catastrophe must not be allowed to continue: UN rights chief

15 april 2024 - 11:57:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A full year of conflict in Sudan has already caused immense suffering and death but the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests will boost fight against cholera

05 april 2024 - 14:15:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said here Friday that more than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic [...] Full text...

thread Health

Urgent vaccination campaign needed to halt deadly measles outbreak in South Sudan's Western Equatoria state

01 april 2024 - 12:48:44
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A measles crisis is mounting in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria state, just as health authorities [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan conflict: Civilians suffer as ‘perfect storm’ of war, disease and displacement grips Sudan

14 february 2024 - 05:47:54
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt as the war between rival militaries in Sudan spreads into [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan crisis: Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative

25 january 2024 - 18:05:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The raging war in Sudan is putting the future of its 24 million youngest citizens at [...] Full text...

thread Society

WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to deliver healthcare in crises

16 january 2024 - 05:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a $1.5 billion emergency appeal to provide care [...] Full text...

thread Health

More than 234,000 Burundian refugees repatriated by the end of December 2023

12 january 2024 - 14:10:50
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - More than 234,000 Burundian refugees, almost half of the total supposedly living in exile abroad, returned [...] Full text...

thread Society

Lethal combination of hunger and disease to lead to more deaths in Gaza

05 january 2024 - 18:30:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hunger is ravaging Gaza, and this is expected to increase illness across the Strip, most acutely [...] Full text...

thread Society

Israel-Gaza war: Crisis deepens as UN aid convoys face delays, obstacles

04 january 2024 - 16:53:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amid reports of continued Israeli airstrikes overnight in southern and central Gaza and more rocket fire [...] Full text...

thread Society

Japan pledges support for UNICEF in fight against epidemics in Burundi

22 december 2023 - 18:51:29
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The government of Japan has announced its support for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) programme [...] Full text...

thread Health

Elections looming in DR Congo amid worsening insecurity

12 december 2023 - 05:53:57
New York, US (PANA) - With just nine days to go for the presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

thread Politics

Sudan: Conflict-shattered health system overwhelmed by disease outbreaks

08 december 2023 - 18:35:36
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Almost eight months of conflict in Sudan have created a dire humanitarian crisis, forced some [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan conflict: Raging war turning ‘homes into cemeteries’: UNHCR

08 november 2023 - 06:44:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The war between rival militaries in Sudan is growing in scope and brutality, having driven almost [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: WHO issues disease alert for Sudan

31 october 2023 - 16:18:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, cholera, measles, dengue and malaria are circulating in several states and a combination [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan conflict: Environmental degradation a serious challenge facing government now and when war is over (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

30 october 2023 - 19:51:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudanese environmentalists and poeliticians have warned that every possible ingredient for environmental catastrophe is now fermenting [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Sudan conflict: Thousands of young children may die, deprived of food, healthcare

18 october 2023 - 19:14:14
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, food insecurity and disruptions to essential services could cost the lives of more [...] Full text...

thread Society

Healthcare in DRC in crisis - WHO

22 september 2023 - 16:39:06
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increasing armed violence, forced displacement and devastating floods in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan conflict: ‘Brutal fight’ must end as civilian suffering intensifies

21 september 2023 - 05:26:33
New York, US (PANA) - Civilians are continuing to pay a heavy price as the “senseless violence” between rival militaries [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: Children dying amid healthcare system collapse

20 september 2023 - 06:17:01
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - In war-torn Sudan, more than 1,200 children under-five have died in camps in the space of [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan conflict: US calls for end to 'brutal conflict' as 'indiscriminate' air, artillery strikes kill dozens

14 september 2023 - 05:26:12
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it s alarmed by the recent increase of indiscriminate air and [...] Full text...

thread Society

DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF

10 september 2023 - 06:50:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan crisis: Urgent call for $1 billion to support millions fleeing Sudan conflict

04 september 2023 - 18:03:54
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and 64 humanitarian and national civil society organizations on Monday appealed [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: ‘Lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease - UN humanitarians

25 august 2023 - 14:42:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of fighting and hunger in [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: More than two million children displaced as violence spreads to new areas

24 august 2023 - 11:51:21
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - At least two million children have been forced from their homes since the conflict in [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN food aid hangs in the balance in eastern DRC amid severe funding crunch

23 august 2023 - 05:40:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan crisis: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn

15 august 2023 - 18:44:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: Nearly 14 million children in Sudan need humanitarian support: UNICEF

05 august 2023 - 05:55:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two senior UN humanitarian officials have called for more funding and less bureaucratic impediments to support [...] Full text...

thread Society

Sudan conflict: Health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

28 july 2023 - 06:03:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan conflict: Child deaths rise, concern intensifies for refugees after 100 days of battle

25 july 2023 - 06:28:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - After 100 days of fighting in Sudan, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday that at [...] Full text...

thread Society

Childhood immunization begins recovery after COVID-19 backslide (Embargoed until 00:01 GMT / 02:01 CEST 18 July 2023)

17 july 2023 - 18:48:47
Geneva/New York (PANA) -  Global immunization services reached 4 million more children in 2022 compared to the previous year, as [...] Full text...

thread Health

Africa CDC urges steady health preparedness amid growing outbreaks

16 july 2023 - 19:40:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A deadlier pandemic than the coronavirus will reappear after seven years and countries must prepare adequately, [...] Full text...

thread Health

Health system at breaking point in eastern DRC warns WHO

30 june 2023 - 20:34:01
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fuelled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern [...] Full text...

thread Health

Around 60 million in urgent humanitarian need in Horn of Africa

27 june 2023 - 06:05:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Climate, armed conflict, high food prices and post-COVID-19 economic fall-out have caused record food insecurity [...] Full text...

thread Society

DRC faces acute health crisis amid rising violence - WHO

25 june 2023 - 07:02:32
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The number of internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has more [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ffve-day measles vaccination campaign begins in certain areas of southern Libya

06 june 2023 - 16:51:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The National Centre for Disease Control has announced that it will be launching a five-day measles [...] Full text...

thread Health

Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished

23 may 2023 - 05:53:56
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Desperate situation facing millions displaced by armed violence in DR Congo

06 may 2023 - 06:35:22
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Recurring attacks by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) continue [...] Full text...

thread Society

African Vaccination Week, World Immunization Week kick off

24 april 2023 - 07:12:19
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – An estimated 33 million children will need to be vaccinated in Africa between 2023 and 2025 [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO concerned about rising measles cases in southern and western Libya

30 march 2023 - 15:07:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the increase of measles cases in the [...] Full text...

thread Health

New study finds that 43 000 “excess deaths” may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia

20 march 2023 - 16:29:49
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and [...] Full text...

thread Social

Horn of Africa hunger emergency: ‘129,000 looking death in the eyes’

10 march 2023 - 15:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Life-threatening hunger caused by climate shocks, violent insecurity and disease in the Horn of Africa, have [...] Full text...

thread Society

Mozambique targets 720,000 people in cholera vaccination drive

28 february 2023 - 05:39:48
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) – Mozambique on Monday kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as [...] Full text...

thread Health

African leaders call for urgent action to revitalise routine immunization

21 february 2023 - 06:18:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) ‒ African heads of state have agreed on key measures to revamp routine immunization across the continent [...] Full text...

thread Health

Somalia: $2.6 billion appeal to support millions amid historic drought and famine fears

09 february 2023 - 05:05:10
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarians are seeking $2.6 billion to assist some 7.6 million people in Somalia this year, the [...] Full text...

thread Society

Libya launches preparations for vaccination campaign against polio, measles and rubella

08 february 2023 - 13:20:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Preparations for a vaccination campaign in Libya targeting children aged 0-5 years, scheduled for the middle [...] Full text...

thread Health

Two million children will need humanitarian assistance in 2023 in Zimbabwe (UNICEF)

13 january 2023 - 15:55:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Due to the impact of food and nutrition crises caused by natural hazards such as [...] Full text...

thread Society

Ethiopia: Nationwide measles vaccination campaign integrates other live-saving interventions

31 december 2022 - 05:19:14
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN agencies, the Ethiopian authorities and partners on Friday kicked off a nationwide integrated measles [...] Full text...

thread Health

Horn of Africa faces most severe drought in more than two generations – UNICEF

23 december 2022 - 05:46:30
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The number of children suffering from dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more [...] Full text...

thread Society

Africa’s advances in maternal, infant mortality face setbacks: WHO report

01 december 2022 - 14:21:11
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality is [...] Full text...

thread Health

Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

25 november 2022 - 14:45:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health [...] Full text...

thread Health

Nearly 40 million children susceptible to measles due to COVID-19 disruptions - Report

24 november 2022 - 05:07:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 40 million children are at risk of getting measles due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Global disparity in access to essential vaccines, says WHO report

10 november 2022 - 04:45:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations [...] Full text...

thread Health

Humanitarians call for greater support to prevent famine in Horn of Africa

08 november 2022 - 04:28:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Greater global solidarity is needed to address the rapidly unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in the Horn [...] Full text...

thread Society

Greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge -WHO

03 november 2022 - 20:57:58
Brazzaville, DRC(PANA) - New analysis by the the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks [...] Full text...

thread Health

Mauritius to introduce high-quality surveillance to prevent outbreak of measles

01 november 2022 - 08:36:13
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ethiopian crisis: Northern Ethiopia facing devastating spike in preventable disease: WHO

28 october 2022 - 18:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN World Health Organisation (WHO)  expressed serious concerns on Friday about a likely spike [...] Full text...

thread Health

Gambia begins nationwide campaign against Measles-Rubella

19 october 2022 - 11:40:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Ministry of Health on Tuesday started a week-long campaign to vaccinate children against measles-rubella. Aja Kandeh, [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNICEF warns of unprecedented child deaths in Somalia

18 october 2022 - 19:10:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thousands of severely malnourished boys and girls in Somalia are at risk of dying, the UN [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN agencies say catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia

13 september 2022 - 17:46:08
New York, US (PANA) - Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, [...] Full text...

thread Society

WHO warns of disease threat amid Horn of Africa drought

18 august 2022 - 05:26:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions [...] Full text...

thread Society

Horn of Africa faces most ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in decades, warns WHO

02 august 2022 - 19:26:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that the Greater Horn of Africa is experiencing [...] Full text...

thread Health

COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk

15 july 2022 - 19:47:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: WHO chief reiterates that pandemic 'nowhere near over' as virus spreads ‘freely’

13 july 2022 - 05:18:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising COVID-19 cases are not only putting further pressure on already stretched health systems and workers [...] Full text...

thread Health

Vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on the rise in Africa, warns WHO

29 april 2022 - 05:42:37
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Africa is witnessing a surge in outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases over the past year, the UN World [...] Full text...

thread Health

Japan offers financial support to Guinea's health system

25 january 2022 - 14:36:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The government of Japan has donated medical materials and equipment worth about US$1.5 million to Guinea, [...] Full text...

thread Health

Burundi faces resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential

18 january 2022 - 14:37:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - Since 2021, Burundi has been hit by a resurgence of diseases with epidemic potential, mainly due [...] Full text...

thread Health

Sudan records 15 attacks on health facilities and workers in two months

13 january 2022 - 05:35:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - With the crisis escalating in Sudan, there have been 15 reports of attacks on healthcare workers and health [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Omicron 'outpacing' Delta, says WHO chief

21 december 2021 - 07:22:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to [...] Full text...

thread Health

Insufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians in DR Congo

09 october 2021 - 09:23:01
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a [...] Full text...

thread Society

Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: World Bank, UNICEF support vaccine deployment, lifesaving health services in South Sudan

10 september 2021 - 13:45:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA)  – The World Bank and UNICEF are collaborating to implement a $53.5 million project in South [...] Full text...

thread Health

Kenya’s semi-arid counties face famine after poor rainy season

02 september 2021 - 13:03:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - More than 2.1 million people in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya are severely [...] Full text...

thread Environment

New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic

02 september 2021 - 06:46:15
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims [...] Full text...

thread Health

MSF collaborating on urgent measles vaccination in South Darfur, Sudan

10 august 2021 - 18:15:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The international charity organziations, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), said it was launching an urgent measles vaccination [...] Full text...

thread Health

Resurgence of COVID-19 cases puts Guinea among high-rate infectious countries in SSA

06 august 2021 - 13:25:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea is now among 24 Sub-Sahara African (SAA) countries with a high rate of COVID-19 infections, [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Pandemic widens routine immunization gaps in Africa

29 july 2021 - 14:51:56
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – Around 7.7 million children in Africa missed out on vital first doses of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis, Measles and [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: New data indicate vaccine inequity undermining global economic recovery

22 july 2021 - 15:43:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID-19 vaccine inequity will have a lasting and profound impact on socio-economic recovery in low- and [...] Full text...

thread Health

Decline in routine childhood vaccinations, another pandemic fallout

15 july 2021 - 05:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major backsliding in childhood vaccinations, with 23 million children worldwide [...] Full text...

thread Health

Schools reopen in South Sudan after 14-month COVID lockdown

05 may 2021 - 05:13:02
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The countrywide reopening of schools in South Sudan is a welcome step on the road [...] Full text...

thread Society

Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over

03 may 2021 - 17:00:52
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was declared officially over on [...] Full text...

thread Health

Institutional mistrust retards child vaccination progress in Africa, new study

01 may 2021 - 10:07:02
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Mistrust in local and national government plays a significant role in slowing down child [...] Full text...

thread Health

New UN-led global immunization push aims to save more than 50 million lives

27 april 2021 - 05:15:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN-led global immunization strategy was unveiled on Monday to reach more than 50 million children who [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Pandemic continues to disrupt health services in 90 pct of countries -WHO

23 april 2021 - 21:52:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The second round of a World Health Organization “pulse survey“ reveals that over one year into the [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO warns of risk of major measles outbreaks as countries delay vaccination drives

23 april 2021 - 05:14:35
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning of risk of major [...] Full text...

thread Health

Japan supports Guinea's efforts to fight diseases

16 march 2021 - 13:42:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Japanese government on Monday granted  US$1,469,772 to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNHCR to relocate thousands of Central African Republic refugees to safer locations

02 march 2021 - 12:32:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is working to relocate thousands of Central [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: UN chief decries ‘wildly uneven and unfair’ vaccination

18 february 2021 - 05:15:10
New York, US (PANA) - International partners working to achieve equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines appealed on Wednesday for the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Avoid ‘nationalistic footrace’ in choosing vaccines, WHO official

20 december 2020 - 00:10:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As governments move to secure COVID-19 vaccines for their populations, choosing these treatments should not be [...] Full text...

thread Health

Measles cases hit 23-year high last year, killing 200,000 as vaccination stalls, WHO says

12 november 2020 - 21:29:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Measles killed an estimated 207,500 people last year after a decade-long failure to reach optimal vaccination [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNICEF, WHO call for emergency action to avert major measles and polio epidemic

07 november 2020 - 00:06:47
GENEVA, Switzerland  (PANA) - The UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) Friday called for an urgent action to avert [...] Full text...

thread Health

‘Emergency action’ needed to prevent major polio, measles epidemics: UN agencies

06 november 2020 - 17:10:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Globally, millions of children are at a heightened risk of polio and measles – dangerous but [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNICEF, WHO concerned about shortage of children's vaccines in Libya

06 november 2020 - 11:31:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have expressed "extreme concern" [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Battling the pandemic in communities: The Ugandan example (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)

25 october 2020 - 07:43:29
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – In a low-income suburb of Makindye, in the Ugandan capital, Hakim Kiggundu has gathered a group of [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes by year end

19 october 2020 - 12:05:23
New York, US (PANA) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, UNICEF has begun laying the groundwork for the rapid, [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO concerned with failing stock of four vaccines for children in Libya

17 october 2020 - 00:07:37
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Friday that four vaccines for children were being withdrawn while [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: WHO chief says 'herd immunity', an ‘unethical’ COVID-19 strategy

13 october 2020 - 07:07:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Using the principle of so-called “herd immunity” to stem the COVID-19 pandemic is “unethical” and “not [...] Full text...

thread Health

UNHCR assists displaced and flood-affected families in the Sahel

25 september 2020 - 12:38:37
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up efforts to help uprooted families [...] Full text...

thread Society

Deadly flooding adds new danger to communities fleeing Sahel violence

25 september 2020 - 05:22:46
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Humanitarians have stepped up assistance to communities “on the brink”, who have been affected by devastating [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Coronavirus: ICRC blames epidemic for respiratory infections, diarrhea spike in Somalia

26 august 2020 - 22:11:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A humanitarian organization Wednesday raised the alarm on a spike in respiratory infections in Somalia due [...] Full text...

thread Health

Millions ‘on the edge’ in DR Congo, warns WFP

15 august 2020 - 05:11:54
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Millions of lives could be lost to hunger in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: WHO, UNICEF warn of decline in vaccinations during COVID-19

15 july 2020 - 16:11:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday of "an alarming [...] Full text...

thread Health

Guinea hit by measles epidemic

12 july 2020 - 16:11:06
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Seventeen persons have died recently from a measles epidemic that hit Guinea for several months, reliable [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: WHO calls for equitable access to future COVID-19 vaccines in Africa

10 july 2020 - 09:08:33
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  – The Africa Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Africa has joined immunization experts in [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Guinea decides to launch 'Stop Covid-19 in 60 Days' campaign

12 june 2020 - 14:44:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government on Thursday instituted several measures and defined the means to be put in [...] Full text...

thread Health

HCR expresses fear for situation of refugees, internally displaced in DRC

10 june 2020 - 22:23:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Refugees (HCR) Wednesday expressed fears for refugees and internally displaced [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: ‘Global solidarity’ needed to find affordable, accessible virus vaccine, says Guterres

05 june 2020 - 05:51:57
New York, US (PANA) - In the race to end the coronavirus pandemic, the UN chief reminded a virtual medical [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO pledges support to DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest

02 june 2020 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it [...] Full text...

thread Health

New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest DR Congo

01 june 2020 - 19:32:06
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Monday that a [...] Full text...

thread Health

Nigeria: Buhari calls for cancellation of debts for “needy countries” in Africa

28 may 2020 - 22:29:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday Thursday called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel the [...] Full text...

thread Economy

COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries

27 may 2020 - 13:00:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed [...] Full text...

thread Health

Libyan dailies centre on military developments in war for Tripoli, possible scenario

23 may 2020 - 19:09:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on the military changes taking place on the ground in recent [...] Full text...

thread Press Review

Coronavirus: Experts underscore COVID-19 threat to global progress on child immunization

23 may 2020 - 06:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Global experts in health and child welfare have again highlighted how the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting [...] Full text...

thread Health

80 million children under one at risk of other diseases as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

22 may 2020 - 18:36:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: 250,000 Libyan children at risk of disease due to lack of vaccines - UNICEF and WHO

19 may 2020 - 17:42:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - "More than a quarter of a million children under the age of one in Libya are [...] Full text...

thread Health

Child vaccinations down in DR Congo and COVID-19 is not helping matters - UNICEF

16 may 2020 - 07:29:31
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: UN prepares for potentially devastating virus outbreak in conflict-ravaged northeast Nigeria

30 april 2020 - 14:39:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In northeast Nigeria, where armed conflict has forced millions from their homes, the UN’s migration agency, [...] Full text...

thread Society

Africa Vaccination Week 2020 kicks off as COVID-19 threatens immunization gains - WHO

25 april 2020 - 09:44:30
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – This year’s Africa Vaccination Week started on Friday as the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant disruption to [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Hard-fought gains in immunization coverage at risk without critical health services, warns WHO

23 april 2020 - 19:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: WHO urges countries not to let virus eclipse other health issues

23 april 2020 - 16:18:24
Brazzaville, Congo PANA) – Public health systems in Africa are coming under severe strain as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic persists, the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children

21 april 2020 - 05:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to [...] Full text...

thread Society

Coronavirus: UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis

16 april 2020 - 19:34:01
New York, US (PANA) - The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus isolation threatens life-saving vaccinations for millions of children globally

14 april 2020 - 05:56:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As countries around the world continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 117 million children [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: DRC health system needs urgent help, says UNICEF

02 april 2020 - 16:36:46
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The DRC's health system needs urgent help to cope with measles and cholera epidemics that [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus poses latest threat to battered health system in DR Congo, says UNICEF

01 april 2020 - 05:40:56
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The looming threat of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19 is just the latest challenge to [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO sets guidelines for maintaining essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic

31 march 2020 - 18:31:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic strains health systems worldwide,. the rapidly increasing demand on health facilities and [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus: Life-saving vaccinations must not ‘fall victim’ pandemic – UNICEF chief

27 march 2020 - 06:09:46
New York, US (PANA) - Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is overstretching health services, medical goods are in short [...] Full text...

thread Health

Coronavirus COVID-19 risk increased to ‘very high’, first sub-Saharan case in Nigeria

29 february 2020 - 05:03:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must act quickly and robustly to contain the coronavirus COVID-19 epidemic, the World Health Organization [...] Full text...

thread Health

More funding needed to combat locust swarms ‘unprecedented in modern times’ - UN officials

26 february 2020 - 05:37:39
New York, US (PANA) - Along with climate shocks, conflict and acute food insecurity, the East Africa region now faces [...] Full text...

thread Agriculture

WHO Managing Director calls for development of DRC’s health system

14 february 2020 - 23:01:47
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)  - The managing director of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Friday called for the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Some 3 million children vaccinated against measles, rubella in Burkina Faso

13 february 2020 - 16:52:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A total of 3,254,425 Burkinabé children, between the ages of 9 and 59 months, were [...] Full text...

thread Health

DR Congo Ebola outbreak still an international public health concern

13 february 2020 - 07:21:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains an international public health concern, experts [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN draws attention to plight of Madagascar’s children, asks for assistance

12 february 2020 - 07:42:50
Antananarivo, Madagascar (PANA) - Since 2012, the plight of children in Madagascar has not improved and is in many cases [...] Full text...

thread Society

Nigeria: Meteorological agency warns Nigeria to prepare for high intensity rainfall in 2020 season

08 february 2020 - 09:35:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Saturday warned disaster management agencies in the country to be fully [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Stepped-up efforts needed to combat pneumonia, says WHO

30 january 2020 - 07:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - Scaling up pneumonia-related interventions could save the lives of nearly nine million children during the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Thousands of children vaccinated against measles in western Mali

08 january 2020 - 16:02:38
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousand children aged 15 to 23 months in Kayes town, capital of Kayes region in [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO calls for more funding to stop the spread of measles in DR Congo

07 january 2020 - 19:24:21
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - With the death toll from the world’s worst measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Congo: Call for urgent and comprehensive evaluation of all free health services in 2019

18 december 2019 - 00:02:57
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)  -  Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso Tuesday invited his government to carry out an urgent and comprehensive assessment [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO launches measles vaccination drive DRC's North Kivu

05 december 2019 - 13:18:59
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected to launch measles vaccination campaign in North Kivu, in [...] Full text...

thread Health

'Record number of people will need help worldwide during 2020'

04 december 2019 - 07:42:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A record 168 million people worldwide will need help and protection in crises spanning more than [...] Full text...

thread Society

Measles claims more than 5,000 lives in DRC this year - UNICEF

28 november 2019 - 05:54:34
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2019, measles has claimed more than 5,000 lives in the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles, polio campaign

25 november 2019 - 06:05:37
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO supports measles campaign targeting millions of children in northern Nigeria

18 november 2019 - 05:15:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - More than 28 million children in northern Nigeria will be protected against measles and meningitis through [...] Full text...

thread Health

Southern Africa struggles with the brunt of climate crisis – OCHA warns

14 november 2019 - 15:43:31
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – The Southern Africa region is experiencing the brunt of the climate crisis as it [...] Full text...

thread Environment

WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

thread Health

Some 400,000 doses of TB vaccines distributed in Libya

30 october 2019 - 11:25:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A first batch of 400,000 doses of BCG vaccines for the prevention of the tuberculosis virus, [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ten African countries endorse cross-border collaboration framework on Ebola

22 october 2019 - 09:31:44
Goma, DRC (PANA) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its nine neighbouring countries have endorsed a joint framework [...] Full text...

thread Health

Niger: Humanitarian situation worsened by food insecurity, malnutrition and population displacements

21 october 2019 - 22:50:43
  Niamey, Niger (PANA)   -   The humanitarian situation in Niger continues to be characterized by food insecurity, malnutrition, population displacements, floods [...] Full text...

thread Society

Burundi: Central African countries agree to increase national immunization coverage rates to average of 90 pct.

18 october 2019 - 22:49:26
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)   -   Ten Central African countries agreed here Friday to increase their current immunization coverage rate from an [...] Full text...

thread Health

OCHA reports 17.8 million severely food insecure in Great Lakes region

17 october 2019 - 15:36:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Violence, conflict and hunger continue to drive displacement in the Great Lakes region, the [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN agency reports high malnutrition levels in Horn of Africa countries

17 october 2019 - 07:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two consecutive failed rainy seasons in some areas, floods in others, internal violence in [...] Full text...

thread Society

Climate crisis brings devastating consequences to Southern Africa

30 september 2019 - 13:46:48
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Southern Africa is experiencing the devastating consequences of the climate crisis first-hand, according to [...] Full text...

thread Environment

OCHA says there is increased vulnerability of people in need of assistance in Niger in 2019

27 september 2019 - 17:15:16
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The emergence of new border movements and the persistence of unmet needs have led to a [...] Full text...

thread Society

WHO, partners launch emergency vaccination campaign to contain world’s largest measles outbreak

26 september 2019 - 10:27:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – With the world’s largest and fastest-moving measles epidemic continuing to expand throughout the Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Malian Red Cross volunteers trained on epidemic control

21 september 2019 - 15:30:34
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - About 100 Malian Red Cross volunteers participated in a capacity-building workshop in Koulikoro, 70 km north-east [...] Full text...

thread Health

'Health situation in Zimbabwe's prisons pose a threat to inmates' - Report

21 september 2019 - 05:04:21
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights and governance think tank, Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU), has said that the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Niger launches anti-measles vaccination campaign

15 september 2019 - 15:41:44
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  Nigerien health authorities have launched a national measles vaccination campaign to protect children of up to [...] Full text...

thread Health

More than 500,000 people without health care in Burkina Faso, says ICRC

09 september 2019 - 11:47:48
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - More than 500,000 people have been deprived of health care or have had great difficulty [...] Full text...

thread Health

DRC gives 800,000 US dollars for measles epidemic response

04 september 2019 - 21:36:19
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)   -  The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given 843,717 US dollars to [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN chief pays tribute to courage of DR Congo citizens, sacrifice of blue helmets

01 september 2019 - 17:30:36
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)    -   United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday saluted the courage of the Democratic Republic of [...] Full text...

thread Society

UN chief and senior officials show solidarity with DRC during three-day visit

31 august 2019 - 16:58:25
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) - United Nations chief António Guterres and senior members of the UN on Saturday embarked on [...] Full text...

thread Society

WHO calls on all partners to fulfill promises to DR Congo, as Ebola cases reach 3,000

30 august 2019 - 09:33:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 3,000 cases, the UN [...] Full text...

thread Health

MSF: DR Congo's deadly measles outbreak is 'spreading like wildfire'

18 august 2019 - 09:30:39
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), is warning that DR Congo's deadly measles outbreak is "spreading [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO warns measles outbreak spreading rapidly

13 august 2019 - 05:24:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that measles outbreaks continue to spread rapidly around [...] Full text...

thread Health

UN working ‘intensively’ to stop Ebola in eastern DR Congo

31 july 2019 - 19:34:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Senior UN officials tasked with controlling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

thread Health

'Complex' Ebola outbreak in DRC impacting 'unprecedented number of children' - UNICEF

31 july 2019 - 08:30:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - With an unprecedented number of children affected by the Ebola virus outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

thread Health

‘Deadly environment’ plus ‘political and social’ obstacles hinder Ebola fight in DR Congo

25 july 2019 - 05:21:26
New York, US (PANA) - The problems of eradicating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not only [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO pushes to achieve universal access to immunization by 2030

20 july 2019 - 07:41:26
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GAVP 2011-2020) nears its conclusion, a regional consultation has been held [...] Full text...

thread Health

Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children

16 july 2019 - 20:36:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the [...] Full text...

thread Health

‘Complacency’ a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs

16 july 2019 - 05:57:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than one in 10 children –almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency.  According [...] Full text...

thread Health

Mass measles vaccination campaign begins in Ebola-hit DR Congo province

11 july 2019 - 15:41:03
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Health workers have started a massive measles vaccination campaign in north-east Democratic Republic of the [...] Full text...

thread Health

Nearly 8 million women and children in Burundi expected at immunization days

26 june 2019 - 23:26:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA)  -  About 800,000 pregnant and lactating women, 2 million children under 5 and 5 million boys and [...] Full text...

thread Health

About 11.7 million people are severely food insecure in Horn of Africa - OCHA

21 june 2019 - 12:39:58
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Drought in the Horn of Africa has left about 11.7 million people severely food [...] Full text...

thread Environment

Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin

18 june 2019 - 12:57:42
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) -  Eleven out of 100 children are not vaccinated in Benin, according to the results of the [...] Full text...

thread Health

WHO starts cholera vaccination campaign in DR Congo

27 may 2019 - 15:45:03
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An oral vaccination campaign against cholera began on Monday in North Kivu, eastern DR Congo, the [...] Full text...

thread Health

45,000 families victim of elephants wandering in DRC’s region of High-Lomami

22 may 2019 - 22:33:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA)    -   Rampaging elephants destroyed about 7,000 hectares of fields belonging to some 45,000 families between September [...] Full text...

thread Society